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Wolff: Lewis has the best car because he's the best driver

Assertions Lewis Hamilton's success is down to the car he is driving are missing the point that he had to put himself in a position to earn his seat in the first place, says Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. Now equal with Michael Schumacher's Formula 1 record 91 race victories after the Eifel Grand Prix on Sunday, Hamilton has regularly seen others – including drivers past and present – try to diminish his success by highlighting the dominance of his cars, which have won the past six constructor's titles. According to Wolff, such claims are completely off-base. “I read that, and in my opinion, that’s not quite fair,” he said on Sunday. “Winning races and winning championships...
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